Valleywide Legal Blog
A Complete and Total Failure – Part One
I recently finished listening to a podcast about a Texas neurosurgeon, who was so incompetent and injured so many people that he is now serving a life term for elder abuse and assault as a result of a surgery gone … Read More
Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, never events, Secrecy, Surgical Errors, tort reform | Many Doctors Are Hurting
Probably most of the people who choose to become doctors or nurses do so because they want to help others. For the doctors and nurses who have this as their reason for being, these are difficult times indeed. More and … Read More
Another Tragic Death
Stop me if you have heard this one, because I know you have. It is almost the same case as I wrote about back in May and here it is happening again. This time the dead patient was an 18 … Read More
Analysis of a Recent Large Medical Malpractice Verdict
I recently wrote that most large medical malpractice verdicts share some things in common. Here is a recent Idaho verdict that demonstrates the point. An ischemic stroke is one in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted by a … Read More
Posted in Blood Clots, Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Lawsuits, Malpractice caps, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Case Value, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice damages caps, Stroke, trial, Verdicts | Pay Me Now Or Pay Me Later
Maybe you remember the old television advertisement in which the auto mechanic told the audience that they could pay him now to install a new oil filter or they could pay him later when their car broke down due to … Read More
State Medical Boards Continue To Fail The Public – Part 2
I always advise people looking for a doctor or getting ready to have surgery to check the web site of the state medical board to see if the doctor has been disciplined and, if so, for what reason. Unfortunately, this … Read More
State Medical Boards Continue To Fail The Public – Part 1
Reuters recently released the results of a lengthy investigation into practices of the Justice Department which permit accused fraudsters and malpracticing doctors to buy their way out of trouble and continue to practice in return for payment of a civil … Read More
Beware The Medication Error
Medication errors are some of the most common preventable medical mistakes. They occur in hospitals, doctor’s offices, pharmacies, and in the patient’s home. The consequence of a medication error can range from insignificant to catastrophic injury to death. Although a … Read More
Posted in Doctors, drug companies, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medication Errors, Nurses, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Malpractice | Large Medical Malpractice Verdicts Usually Have Some Things In Common.
You read about them in the papers, if you still read the paper. More likely you hear about them on line or on your favorite cable news show. They are the large medical malpractice verdicts. Depending on the politics of … Read More
Posted in arizona certified medical malpractice lawyers, Doctors, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Lawsuits, medical errors, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice lawyers, Nurses, plaintiff, trial, Verdicts | Nurses Get The Short End Of The Stick.
It is never easy to be a nurse serving on the front lines of health care delivery. Nurses know this. Perhaps you have seen the stories about the number of nurses leaving the profession. The reasons for their leaving are … Read More
